Photo: Joseph Wolf / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus calopterus
Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus calopterus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus calopterus) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 7.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Poecilotriccus
- Species calopterus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 7.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus calopterus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Amazonia.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 7.5 g, with a wing length of about 4.8 cm and a tail of around 3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 209,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher?
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher is a very small bird that weighs around 7.5 g.
Where does the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher live?
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher is found across South America with a range covering SA w Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher belong to?
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher (Poecilotriccus calopterus) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher eat?
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher migrate?
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher's range?
The Golden-winged Tody-Flycatcher has a mapped global range of about 209,000 km².
Conservation
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